Small Craft Advisory 18, NWS Key West, FL

912 
WHUS72 KKEY 040939
MWWKEY

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
439 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015

GMZ052>055-072>075-041600-
/O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-150304T1600Z/
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY
TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY
TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
439 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS EXTENDED THE SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR THE FLORIDA STRAITS UNTIL LATE THIS MORNING. 

* WINDS AND WAVES...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS WITH SEAS
  OF 4 TO 7 FEET IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA ARE EXPECTED THIS
  MORNING...BEFORE WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE SLIGHTLY BY NOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS...
AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE WITH SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID OPERATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS. 
&&

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874 
WHUS72 KKEY 041533
MWWKEY

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1033 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015

GMZ052>055-072>075-041645-
/O.CAN.KKEY.SC.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-150304T1600Z/
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY
TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY
TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
1033 AM EST WED MAR 4 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY. 

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
253 PM EST TUE MAR 3 2015

.DISCUSSION...
EASTERLY BREEZES HAVE PICKED UP JUST A BIT DURING THE LAST FEW
HOURS...WHILE SKIES REMAIN MOSTLY SUNNY ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS. ONLY
A FEW SHALLOW CUMULUS CLOUDS ARE DRIFTING EAST TO WEST ACROSS THE
AFTERNOON SKY. LOCAL RADARS REMAIN FREE OF PRECIPITATION ECHOES
THANKS TO DEEP RIDGING AND PLENTY OF DRY AIR ALOFT. CURRENT AIR
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS ARE NEAR 80F...WITH DEWPOINT
TEMPERATURES MOSTLY IN THE UPPER 60S.

THE FAIR AND FINE WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST FOR THE MOST
PART SEVERAL MORE DAYS AS A DEEP...LARGE-SCALE RIDGE REMAINS THE
DOMINANT FORCE IN THE LOCAL WEATHER PATTERN...WITH THE POLAR FRONT
AND STORM TRACK REMAINING FAR TO THE NORTH. GRADIENT FLOW SHOULD
MAXIMIZE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY WITH A PERIOD OF LIGHTER BREEZES
WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY...AND MODERATE EASTERLY BREEZES AND
ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THIS WEEKEND.
&&

.MARINE...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS IN
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN HAWK
CHANNEL...FLORIDA BAY...AND THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO
INSIDE FIVE FATHOMS. A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE
NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES WILL MOVE EASTWARD OVER THE WESTERN NORTH
ATLANTIC THIS EVENING. THE ASSOCIATED RIDGE AXIS WILL SETTLE
SOUTHWARD OVERNIGHT...REACHING THE FLORIDA PENINSULA WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY. THEREAFTER...THE RIDGE AXIS WILL RETREAT OFFSHORE OVER THE
ATLANTIC.
&&

.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AT THE ISLAND TERMINALS OVERNIGHT.
SURFACE WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE EAST TO EAST SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15
KNOTS...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR 20 KNOTS.
&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
KEY WEST  74  83  75  83 / -  -  -  -
MARATHON  74  85  75  85 / -  -  -  -
&&

.KEY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR INCREASING WINDS/SEAS
     GMZ052-GMZ053-GMZ054-GMZ055-GMZ072-GMZ073-GMZ074-GMZ075.
&&

PUBLIC/MARINE.........KASPER
AVIATION/NOWCASTS.....11
DATA COLLECTION.......VICKERY

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
552 AM EST TUE MAR 3 2015

FLZ076>078-GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-041100-
MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-
FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER SOUND, BUTTONWOOD SOUND, AND
BARNES SOUND-
BAYSIDE AND GULFSIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE-
GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT
AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS-
GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL-
GULF OF MEXICO FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON
SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT
TO THE REEF-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL
OUT TO THE REEF-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY
TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY
TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
552 AM EST TUE MAR 3 2015

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

FOR TODAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
HOWEVER...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED FOR THE FLORIDA
STRAITS TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED FOR THE FLORIDA STRAITS ON
WEDNESDAY MORNING. THEREAFTER...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED
AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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